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Steve Purdy Report : 2015 C.A.R. Automotive Management Seminars - Day One

Steve Purdy Report : 2015 C.A.R. Automotive Management Seminars - Day One

CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS 2015 50TH ANNIVERSARY DAY ONE By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Violent storms rolled through beautiful Traverse City, Michigan Sunday afternoon before the Monday start of the annual Management Briefing Seminars hosted by the Center for Automotiv ... Continue reading

2015 Volkswagen Golf R Unleash your Rrrr.

2015 Volkswagen Golf R Unleash your Rrrr.

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_1440) This is the third and final chapter of my Golf trilogy that began three months ago. The first two chapters were about the 2015 VW Golf GTI and the 2015 VW Golf TDI Clean Diesel. This last chapter speaks to the top-of-the-line Golf R, the ma ... Continue reading

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE AWD Review By John Heilig

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE AWD Review By John Heilig

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE AWD ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS August 3, 2015; Honda, Kia, Toyota, MINI, Audi, Nissan, Lincoln, Dodge

NHTSA RECALLS August 3, 2015; Honda, Kia, Toyota, MINI, Audi, Nissan, Lincoln, Dodge

NHTSA RECALLS August 3, 2015; Honda, Kia, Toyota, MINI, Audi, Nissan, Lincoln, Dodge ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Recap July 27-August 2, 2015; FCA Not So Fine, Recalls, New Scion, More Dodge Muscle, New "Top Gear" Clone Goes Amazon

Nutson's Automotive News Recap July 27-August 2, 2015; FCA Not So Fine, Recalls, New Scion, More Dodge Muscle, New "Top Gear" Clone Goes Amazon

* We were invited to a Scion press preview this past week to drive two new entries from the Scion brand. The all-new 2016 Scion iA subcompact four-door sedan priced starting at $15,700 and the all-new 2016 Scion iM 4-door hatchback priced starting at $18,460. Both come to market in September. Look for full road test re ... Continue reading

2015 Audi A3 2.0T Premium Sedan quattro S tronic Review By Steve Purdy

2015 Audi A3 2.0T Premium Sedan quattro S tronic Review By Steve Purdy

2015 Audi A3 2.0T Premium Sedan quattro S tronic Review By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau What – no rear-view camera? I’m amazed. Here we have a $40,000 premium compact sedan from one of Germany’s finest automakers, a sport version that may be one of the best in its class ergonomically, and ... Continue reading

2015 Kia K900 Rising Star - Pure Ambition +VIDEO

2015 Kia K900 Rising Star - Pure Ambition +VIDEO

- First Drive 2015 Kia K900 By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel 2015 Kia K900 Review REDONDO BEACH, CA. June 6, 2014. The South Korean brand Kia is entering the luxury segment in a style that nobody would have thought possible two decades, or even just three years ago. Today’s first in depth dr ... Continue reading

Auto Lab - Live! NYC Car Call-in Show | Saturday August 1, 2015

Auto Lab - Live! NYC Car Call-in Show | Saturday August 1, 2015

Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners wi ... Continue reading

2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport AWD 2.0T Review By John Heilig

2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport AWD 2.0T Review By John Heilig

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EXCLUSIVE - Super Sporty Audi A3 Concept at Wörhthersee GTI Festival

EXCLUSIVE - Super Sporty Audi A3 Concept at Wörhthersee GTI Festival

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel INGOLSTADT, Germany, May 15. Audi will come to the Wörthersee Festival in Austria with a super sporty concept car, the 525 hp strong A3 clubsport quattro. The Festival is well known among the fans of tuned Volkswagen models. Each year some two hundred thousand pe ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL RECAP - July 27, 2015

NHTSA RECALL RECAP - July 27, 2015

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Nutson's Automotive News Recap July 20-26, 2015: Recalls; Ford Ole'; New Mazda's; Google Rear-ended; TQI; Cars Made In Iran

Nutson's Automotive News Recap July 20-26, 2015: Recalls; Ford Ole'; New Mazda's; Google Rear-ended; TQI; Cars Made In Iran

* On the invite of Mazda we joined a contingent of U.S. automotive media to drive the long awaited all-new 2016 Mazda Miata MX-5 sports car and the new-to-the-market all-new 2016 Mazda CX-3 subcompact CUV. Both vehicles are outstanding. Look for full drive reports here on TAC. * A simulated city opened on the north cam ... Continue reading

2016 Hyundai Tucson Review By Larry Nutson

2016 Hyundai Tucson Review By Larry Nutson

2016 Hyundai Tucson Raising the Bar in Compact CUVs By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_1446) Hyundai came on the U.S. automotive scene in 1985. Now 30 years later Hyundai is a well established and respected brand selling over 725,000 vehicles in 2014. A strong point of Hyundai has ... Continue reading

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